Abstract: An exemplary folding knife has a handle including an inner liner portion and an outer panel. The inner liner portion includes a locking member that is operable to move between an unlocked position and a locked position. The folding knife includes a blade having a tang portion pivotally connected to the handle. The blade is operable to pivot relative to the handle about a pivot axis extending through the tang portion between a closed position and an open position. The tang portion engages the locking member when the blade is in the open position and the locking member is in the locked position. The folding knife also includes a lever member pivotally mounted to the locking member. The lever member is operable to block the locking member from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position when the blade is open.

Abstract: The present application concerns embodiments of a folding knife. In one representative embodiment, a folding knife comprises a handle comprising an inner liner portion and an outer panel, the inner liner portion including a locking member that is operable to move between an unlocked position and a locked position. The folding knife further comprises a blade having a tang portion pivotally connected to the handle, the blade being operable to pivot relative to the handle about a pivot axis extending through the tang portion between a closed position and an open position. The tang portion can be configured to engage the locking member when the blade is in the open position and the locking member is in the locked position. The folding knife also comprises a lever member pivotally mounted to the locking member that is operable to pivot between a first position and a second position.